A poorly-exposed photograph of H. H. West posing in front of a set of steps leading up to Burial Hill in Plymouth. H. H. West stands at center. He faces slightly left, but looks to camera as he poses. Behind him, a wrought-iron gate stands partially open. The left half of the gate stands closed. A tablet is affixed to it. The right gate appears to be open. Behind the open half of the gate, a set of six stairs ascend up towards the cemetery grounds. Trees are visible in the background. A thick, white haze clouds over the image.
Photograph of Plymouth Rock, as viewed from above. The camera looks down towards Plymouth Rock, which sits in the foreground, off-center to the left. An inscription in the rock reads, "1620." The rock sits on a beach, but is surrounded by a protective structure. The structure's visible walls stand at right and across the back of the image. Across the back of the image, a low, stone wall enters frame at left and extends to the right. Atop the wall, decorative guardrails line a viewing platform. At right, an arched and gated barrier sits between the rock and Plymouth Bay. Three carved stones sit beneath the fence, elevating it above the ground. Through the fence, the water of Plymouth Bay laps onto shore.
Photograph of H. H. West drinking from the Pilgrim Spring fountain which stands outside the Plymouth Post Office Building. A sidewalk stretches along the bottom edge at an angle. The stone fountain stands off-center to the right, extending beyond the right frame. It is viewed at an angle from the front. Atop the fountain, an inscribed tablet rises from the center of the fountain. It reads, "PILGRIM SPRING ON THE MEERSTEAD SET OFF TO ELDER WILLIAM BREWSTER IN THE ORIGINAL ALLOTMENT DECEMBER 1620 ERECTED BY THE TOWN 1915 FREELY DRINK AND QUENCH YOUR THIRS[T] HERE DRANK THE PILGRIM FATHERS FIRS[T]." Below the tablet, a spigot extends from the front of the fountain's base. Immediately behind and to the left of the fountain, H. H. West stands hunched over the far side of the fountain and drinks. He faces towards camera but his head tilts downward. The brick exterior of the Post Office Building stands in partial view at right, extending out-of-frame. In the background at left, houses are visible lining Leyden Street.
Photograph of Mertie West standing beneath the portico covering Plymouth Rock. Water Street stretches across the foreground on an upward angle from right to left. On the far side of the street, the portico sheltering Plymouth Rock stands, off-center to the right. It is viewed close-up and at an angle from its western side. Six Doric order columns line the long sides of the rectangular structure and 4 columns line the short sides. The columns support a capping entablature. An inscription in the frieze on the near side reads, "ERECTED BY THE NATIONAL SOCIETY OF THE COLONIAL DAMES OF AMERICA TO COMMEMORATE THE THREE HUNDREDTH ANNIVERSARY OF THE LANDING OF THE PILGRIMS." Mertie West stands beneath the portico and between the 2 central columns on its western side. She faces camera. Other visitors to Plymouth Rock are visible beneath the portico at left.
Photograph of Mertie West standing beneath the portico covering Plymouth Rock. Water Street stretches across the foreground. On the far side of the street, the portico sheltering Plymouth Rock stands at center and extends beyond the top frame. It is viewed close-up from its western side. Six Doric order columns line the long sides of the rectangular structure and 4 columns line the short sides. The columns support a capping entablature. An inscription in the frieze on the near side reads, "ERECTED BY THE NATIONAL SOCIETY OF THE COLONIAL DAMES OF AMERICA TO COMMEMORATE THE THREE HUNDREDTH ANNIVERSARY OF THE LANDING OF THE PILGRIMS." Mertie West stands beneath the portico and between the 2 central columns on its western side. She faces camera. Plymouth Bay is barely visible in the background.
Photograph of the portico standing over Plymouth Rock, as viewed from atop Cole's Hill in Plymouth. A sliver of the eastern edge of Cole's Hill stretches along the left half of the bottom edge. At the base of the hill and along the bottom edge, Mertie West peruses a vendor's stand, right-of-center. Behind her and below the camera's perspective, Water Street stretches across the image. A car is parked on the far end of the street at left. At center, the portico covering Plymouth Rock stands. Six Doric order columns line the long sides of the rectangular structure and 4 columns line the short sides. It is viewed from its west side. The columns support a capping entablature. An inscription in the frieze on the near side reads, "ERECTED BY THE NATIONAL SOCIETY OF THE COLONIAL DAMES OF AMERICA TO COMMEMORATE THE THREE HUNDREDTH ANNIVERSARY OF THE LANDING OF THE PILGRIMS." Beyond the portico, several boats sail in Plymouth Bay as it extends into the distance.
Photograph of a waterfront park overlooking Plymouth Bay. The park's green space stretches across the foreground and mid-ground. A narrow, gravel pathway enters frame from the lower right corner. It arcs to the right, partially exiting frame, and then curves back and to the left. A few small trees stand in the park along the left edge. In the distance, cars park on a pier at left and Plymouth Bay is visible at right.
Photograph of Mertie West standing at the base of the National Monument to the Forefathers in Plymouth, Massachusetts. A grassy expanse stretches across the bottom edge and slopes upward as extends into the distance. At the top of the hill, the National Monument to the Forefathers stands at center. The allegorical statue is viewed at an angle from the back. Three seated figures representing, from left to right: Law, Education and Liberty, surround the bottom of the octagonal base. The figures face outward from the statue. Tablets are inset into the sides of the plinth, between the figures. Atop the the tall base, the figure of Faith stands. She is draped in a stola and raises her near hand to the sky. The monument towers over Mertie West, who stands in silhouette to the right it. Four punched holes line the right edge.
